| Literature DB >> 33350925 |
Clara Bergmann, Welmoed van Loon, Felix Habarugira, Costanza Tacoli, Julia C Jäger, Darius Savelsberg, Fabian Nshimiyimana, Elias Rwamugema, Djibril Mbarushimana, Jules Ndoli, Augustin Sendegeya, Claude Bayingana, Frank P Mockenhaupt.
Abstract
Artemisinin resistance in Plasmodium falciparum is associated with nonsynonymous mutations in the Kelch 13 (K13) propeller domain. We found that 12.1% (8/66) of clinical P. falciparum isolates from Huye district, Rwanda, exhibited K13 mutations, including R561H, a validated resistance marker. K13 mutations appear to be increasing in this region.Entities:
Keywords: Kelch; Plasmodium falciparum; antimicrobial resistance; artemisinin; malaria; mutation; parasites; polymorphism; vector-borne infections
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Year: 2021 PMID: 33350925 PMCID: PMC7774571 DOI: 10.3201/eid2701.203527
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Emerg Infect Dis ISSN: 1080-6040 Impact factor: 6.883